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Every year, on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World Hepatitis Day to increase awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases it causes. The day unites...

This week, EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel and members of his staff have been visiting IN-Mouraria , a low-threshold harm-reduction centre based in Lisbon. In 2019, the centre will become a managing partner...

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying an official visit to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm today where he will spend two days discussing opportunities for further...

Tthe agency’s first overview of actions and interventions currently available to address the consequences of illicit drug use was launched today.

Health and social responses to drug problems in Europe will be placed in the spotlight in a pioneering new EMCDDA guide to be launched on 24 October during Lisbon Addictions 2017.

International Overdose Awareness Day is an annual event, held on 31 August, to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death. The EMCDDA marks the day by highlighting its...

Every year, on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World Hepatitis Day (WHD) to increase awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases it causes. Read news...

Hepatitis and other drug-related infectious diseases will be the focus of ‘Hepatitis week’, taking place at the EMCDDA in Lisbon from 12–16 June. The initiative brings together some 100 specialists in the...

HIV experts from across the EU will discuss how to reverse the HIV trend and to prepare Europe to achieve the set target of ending AIDS by 2030.

Quality standards in drug demand reduction will be the focus of discussions today at an EMCDDA meeting gathering experts from seven countries. The purpose of the meeting is to present how the...